Advance Construction Scotland is to create 25 new jobs with the opening of a new premises in Inverkeithing.

The Blantyre-based firm said the expansion into the east of Scotland comes on the back of “significant growth and an increase of projects throughout the country”.

Recent commissions won in the east of Scotland include construction work linked to more than 5,000 homes being built in social and private housing developments in the Edinburgh area, East Calder, Dunfermline and Burntisland.

The firm said it has also taken on commercial projects on new schools and infrastructure works in the Edinburgh area.

Advance Construction, which was launched in 1995, says it has enjoyed “major financial growth since 2009”, increasing turnover from £23.8 million to £65 million in the most recent financial year covering 2013 and projecting turnover will exceed £100 million in the next two to three years.

Advance Construction Scotland managing director, Seamus Shields, said: “Through the continuous growth of the business over the last five years so much of our work was being done in and around the Edinburgh area so it made sense to open premises nearby in Fife.

“We’ve been supported by Fife Council, who have made the move into an additional premises easy for us.

“We see this new operation as a step forward to enable more growth as we aim to become a £100 million business over the next few years.

“While other companies in our industry were pulling back and not taking any risks, we saw the recent downturn as an opportunity to invest in growth and make our business stronger.

“Prior to 2008 more than 90 per cent of our work came through housing projects but we have since diversified and expanded the commercial side of our business.”

Royal Bank of Scotland has supported the company's expansion.

The bank’s corporate relationship director, Charles Robertson, said: “Advance Construction Scotland is a great example of an entrepreneurial company which has spotted opportunities amid the economic challenges of recent years.

“With the economy improving and the opening of a new east of Scotland operation which will extend its national footprint, the firm is very well-placed to achieve its aim of continued growth.”